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Ancient Faith Commentaries

Observations and Opinions on Issues That Matter to Orthodox Christians - Ancient Faith Radio is pleased to present one-off commentaries on pressing issues and current events by Orthodox clergy and lay... Read more

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Male Converts and Female Saints: Strong Women in Orthodoxy and in My Family

Male Converts and Female Saints: Strong Women in Orthodoxy and in My Family

Fr. Philip LeMasters marvels at how central the balance of the masculine and the feminine is to our Orthodox faith and s... Read more

13 Feb 2014

6mins

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Do Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God?

Do Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God?

According to Fr. Lawrence Farley, if the Muslim has no real exposure to or understanding of the Christian message, he mi... Read more

13 Jul 2015

9mins

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Christian Universalism

Christian Universalism

Will everyone be saved in the end? Fr. Lawrence Farley argues that the Scriptures, the Fathers, and even Christ Himself ... Read more

14 Jan 2016

20mins

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Women in the Altar

Women in the Altar

Fr. Lawrence Farley addresses some misconceptions about allowing women to go behind the altar in the Orthodox Church. Yo... Read more

16 Oct 2012

5mins

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On the Pope, Twitter, and Maximalism

On the Pope, Twitter, and Maximalism

Fr. Lawrence Farley argues that the real story behind the Pope and his Twitter followers is the death of maximalism in t... Read more

22 Jul 2013

5mins

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Is Orthodoxy the Same Everywhere?: Understanding Theological Controversy Within the Church

Is Orthodoxy the Same Everywhere?: Understanding Theological Controversy Within the Church

There is variety in Orthodox theology, but there is no plurality in dogma—and that is where the unity of the Orthodox fa... Read more

5 Mar 2014

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Why Sola Scriptura Doesn’t Work

Why Sola Scriptura Doesn’t Work

A blogger on Orthodox Christianity and subdeacon at St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church in Bellingham, Washington, explains... Read more

18 Mar 2014

8mins

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Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth

Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth

Fr. Lawrence Farley reviews Reza Aslan’s book Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth, calling it "a tired rewri... Read more

6 Aug 2013

7mins

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Who Am I to Judge?

Who Am I to Judge?

Fr. Philip LeMasters, Dean of the School of Social Sciences and Religion at McMurry University, examines Pope Francis's ... Read more

13 Aug 2013

6mins

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Magical Thinking in the Orthodox Church

Magical Thinking in the Orthodox Church

Is Orthodoxy really somehow immune to the liberalism and worldiness that afflicts everyone else in North America? Fr. La... Read more

9 Dec 2014

6mins

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The Real St. Nicholas

The Real St. Nicholas

Fr. Lawrence Farley contends that a comparison between Santa Claus and St. Nicholas illustrates well the difference betw... Read more

3 Dec 2015

6mins

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Food, Sex, and Sports: Idols or Pathways to Salvation?

Food, Sex, and Sports: Idols or Pathways to Salvation?

Fr. Philip LeMasters reminds us that our Orthodox faith does not require us to abandon or condemn any dimension of life,... Read more

10 Feb 2014

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Staying Christian in a Culture of Growing Hate

Staying Christian in a Culture of Growing Hate

Dn. Michael Hyatt is the chair of the Ancient Faith Ministries board and a Deacon at St. Ignatius Antiochian Orthodox Ch... Read more

7 Aug 2018

23mins

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On the Ukrainian Church Controversy

On the Ukrainian Church Controversy

Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick shares his thoughts on the controversial situation of the Orthodox Church in Ukraine. Are we ... Read more

13 Oct 2018

7mins

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Satisfied

Satisfied

Ancient Faith Ministries CEO John Maddex comments on a controversy involving the lyrics of a new hymn widely used in the... Read more

3 Aug 2013

6mins

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Stiff Backs and Firm Handshakes

Stiff Backs and Firm Handshakes

Fr. Lawrence Farley explains why Orthodox Christians prostrate in front of icons of saints.

16 Jan 2014

5mins

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In Fairness to Herod

In Fairness to Herod

Fr. Lawrence Farley argues that Herod had more insight into the significance of Jesus than do most moderns.

23 Dec 2013

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Altar Girls

Altar Girls

Fr. Lawrence Farley examines the question of whether or not the youthful function of liturgical assistance in the altar ... Read more

22 Apr 2016

9mins

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Why Veneration is Obviously Not Worship

Why Veneration is Obviously Not Worship

Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick posts a picture of the incorrupt hand of St. Katherine of Alexandria every year on Facebook. A... Read more

27 Nov 2019

4mins

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Destination Weddings

Destination Weddings

Fr. Lawrence Farley argues that the popularity of destination weddings is symptomatic of a more profound cultural dysfun... Read more

30 Nov 2015

6mins

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